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South Korean YouTuber Stabbed By Rival During Live Stream In Front Of Court
Hong claimed that the hostilities started when the victim publicly criticised his wife, but Jo attributed the feud to Hong's supposed slander and financial extortion of him.
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Japan Ordered To Pay $1,54,000 To Victims Of Wartime Sexual Slavery
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women over wartime forced sexual slavery, overturning a lower-court ruling that had dismissed the case.
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Woman In South Korea Kills And Dismembers Victim ''Out Of Curiosity'', Arrested
The woman was obsessed with true crime TV shows and books and wanted to experience murder first-hand
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US Hails South Korea's Move To Compensate Victims Of Japan's Forced Labour
Around 780,000 Koreans were conscripted into forced labor by Japan during the 35-year occupation, according to data from Seoul, not including women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops.
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Woman Running Shelter For Wartime Sex Slaves Found Dead In South Korea
A woman running a shelter for South Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has been found dead in her home, police said Sunday, amid a corruption probe involving the facility.
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: LG Polymers India Has Absolute Liability, Says Green Court NGT
South Korean company LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life and public health in the gas leak incident at its plant in Visakhapatnam, the NGT has said while directing that the interim penalty of ₹50 crore would be spent on compensation to the victims and the restoration of environment.
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Once Harassed Herself, South Korean Lawyer Fights For #MeToo Victims
Almost a decade ago, Lee Eun-eui was thrust into a lonely battle against her employer Samsung after she reported unwelcome touching by a superior.
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South Korean Academic Convicted Of Defaming 'Comfort Women'
A South Korean professor who challenged the consensus view of Japan's war time sex slaves was convicted of defaming the victims on Friday, after a Seoul appeals court overturned an earlier acquittal.
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Surviving Sexual Slavery Victims Will Receive $90,000: Seoul
South Korea says surviving South Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan's military in World War II will be eligible to receive 100 million won (about $90,000) each from a foundation that will be funded by the Japanese government.
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South Korea A-Bomb Victims Angered By Obama's Hiroshima Visit
A group representing Korean victims of the US atomic bombings of Japan protested today that their suffering was being neglected ahead of President Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima.
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South Korean Man Arrested for Threat to Kill US Envoy
South Korean police said today they had arrested a 33-year-old man for threatening to kill the US Ambassador to Seoul, Mark Lippert, who was the victim of a vicious knife attack in March.
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Top United Nations Rights Official Meets Former 'Comfort Women' in Seoul
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights met with three ageing "comfort women" on a visit to Seoul on Wednesday and promised to continue advocating on behalf of South Korean victims of Japan's wartime system of sex slavery.
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Angry and Divided, South Korea Mourns on Anniversary of Ferry Disaster
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony today, as organisers called off a ceremony planned to mark its one-year anniversary to protest against the South Korean government's response to the disaster.
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South Korea President Says Sunken Sewol Ferry Will be Raised
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye promised today that the sunken Sewol ferry would be raised "at the earliest possible date" acceding to a key demand of the victims' relatives.
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Parents of South Korea Ferry Victims Shave Heads in Protest
Around 50 mothers and fathers of victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster had their heads shaved in central Seoul today, to push demands for an effective and genuinely independent inquiry.
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South Korean YouTuber Stabbed By Rival During Live Stream In Front Of Court
Hong claimed that the hostilities started when the victim publicly criticised his wife, but Jo attributed the feud to Hong's supposed slander and financial extortion of him.
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Japan Ordered To Pay $1,54,000 To Victims Of Wartime Sexual Slavery
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women over wartime forced sexual slavery, overturning a lower-court ruling that had dismissed the case.
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Woman In South Korea Kills And Dismembers Victim ''Out Of Curiosity'', Arrested
The woman was obsessed with true crime TV shows and books and wanted to experience murder first-hand
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US Hails South Korea's Move To Compensate Victims Of Japan's Forced Labour
Around 780,000 Koreans were conscripted into forced labor by Japan during the 35-year occupation, according to data from Seoul, not including women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops.
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Woman Running Shelter For Wartime Sex Slaves Found Dead In South Korea
A woman running a shelter for South Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has been found dead in her home, police said Sunday, amid a corruption probe involving the facility.
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Visakhapatnam Gas Leak: LG Polymers India Has Absolute Liability, Says Green Court NGT
South Korean company LG Polymers India has absolute liability for the loss of life and public health in the gas leak incident at its plant in Visakhapatnam, the NGT has said while directing that the interim penalty of ₹50 crore would be spent on compensation to the victims and the restoration of environment.
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Once Harassed Herself, South Korean Lawyer Fights For #MeToo Victims
Almost a decade ago, Lee Eun-eui was thrust into a lonely battle against her employer Samsung after she reported unwelcome touching by a superior.
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South Korean Academic Convicted Of Defaming 'Comfort Women'
A South Korean professor who challenged the consensus view of Japan's war time sex slaves was convicted of defaming the victims on Friday, after a Seoul appeals court overturned an earlier acquittal.
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Surviving Sexual Slavery Victims Will Receive $90,000: Seoul
South Korea says surviving South Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan's military in World War II will be eligible to receive 100 million won (about $90,000) each from a foundation that will be funded by the Japanese government.
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South Korea A-Bomb Victims Angered By Obama's Hiroshima Visit
A group representing Korean victims of the US atomic bombings of Japan protested today that their suffering was being neglected ahead of President Barack Obama's historic visit to Hiroshima.
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South Korean Man Arrested for Threat to Kill US Envoy
South Korean police said today they had arrested a 33-year-old man for threatening to kill the US Ambassador to Seoul, Mark Lippert, who was the victim of a vicious knife attack in March.
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Top United Nations Rights Official Meets Former 'Comfort Women' in Seoul
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights met with three ageing "comfort women" on a visit to Seoul on Wednesday and promised to continue advocating on behalf of South Korean victims of Japan's wartime system of sex slavery.
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Angry and Divided, South Korea Mourns on Anniversary of Ferry Disaster
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony today, as organisers called off a ceremony planned to mark its one-year anniversary to protest against the South Korean government's response to the disaster.
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South Korea President Says Sunken Sewol Ferry Will be Raised
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye promised today that the sunken Sewol ferry would be raised "at the earliest possible date" acceding to a key demand of the victims' relatives.
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Parents of South Korea Ferry Victims Shave Heads in Protest
Around 50 mothers and fathers of victims of last year's South Korean ferry disaster had their heads shaved in central Seoul today, to push demands for an effective and genuinely independent inquiry.
